Category: Independent Calendar

  • Watercraft, boating course offered in Toms River

    Coast Boating School, Toms River, will conduct a personal watercraft/safe boating course under New Jersey state law, Aug. 13 and 14 from 7-10 p.m. at Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. For information or to register, call (732) 224-2315.

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    MARK KSENIAK Lori Petracain and her daughter Elizabeth cool off in the pool at the Middletown Swim & Tennis Club Saturday.

  • Open house at Sandy Hook Child Care Center

    The non-profit Sandy Hook Child Care Center will celebrate its 23rd anniversary with an open house Aug. 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. The public is invited to meet the center’s staff and have questions answered. Spaces are still available for the center’s fall enrollment. For more information, call (732) 291-2368.

  • Lifeguards save a life with Red Cross training

    The American Red Cross provided the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) that saved the life of a 66-year-old man at Sandy Hook recently. Lifeguards responded to the man, who was showing signs of heat exhaustion, and the guards immediately administered oxygen. The team radioed for an ambulance and paramedics as the patient began to slip into…

  • Symphony to give free performance Aug. 21

    Symphony to give free performance Aug. 21 PNC Bank will sponsor a free performance by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Aug. 21 at 8 p.m. at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel. The orchestra will feature conductor George Manahan and New York City Opera singers. It will perform an evening of Pucci opera highlights. For information…

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    MARK KSENIAK Rosanne Pilieri relaxes poolside with Business Week at the Middletown Swim and Tennis Club Saturday.

  • Open house at Keyport preschool Aug. 11-16

    Open house at Keyport preschool Aug. 11-16 Good News Christian Preschool, 60 Maple Place, Keyport, will hold an open house Aug. 11-16 from 10 a.m. to noon. The preschool is an outreach of Gethsemane Lutheran Church, and offers sessions for children age 2 1/2-4. Also offered is "Mommy & Me" for women and children (age…

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    CHRIS KELLY Jan Morgan, Keyport, gets help from her grandchildren, Ray Morgan, 6, and Emily Morgan, 9, Holmdel, while picking out wooden turtles at Keyport’s Mid-Summer Street Fair on Aug. 1.

  • Local sites receive historic preservation grants

    Gov. James E. McGreevey recently signed legislation, S2620 and S2638, providing $11.3 million to the New Jersey Historic Trust to fund 60 historic preservation sites in New Jersey. The Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund provides two types of grants. Historic site management grants are designated for building assessments, conditions assessments, construction documents, and preservation,…